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Exodus 39
Legacy Standard Bible

Making the Holy Garments

39 Moreover, from the [a](A)blue and purple and scarlet material, they made finely (B)woven garments for ministering in the holy place [b]as well as the holy garments which were for Aaron, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

2 (C)He made the ephod of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen. 3 Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads [c]to be woven in with the blue and the purple and the scarlet material and the fine linen, the work of a skillful designer. 4 They made joining shoulder pieces for [d]the ephod; it was joined at its two upper ends. 5 The skillfully woven band which was on it was like its workmanship, [e]of the same material: of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

6 (D)They made the onyx stones, set all around in filigree settings of gold; they were engraved like the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the sons of Israel. 7 And (E)he placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod, as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

8 (F)He made the breastpiece, the work of a skillful designer, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold, and of blue and purple and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen. 9 It was square; they made the breastpiece, having been folded double, a [f]span [g]long and a span [h]wide when folded double. 10 And they [i]mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald; 11 and the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond; 12 and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst; 13 and the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were set in their filigree settings with gold filigree. 14 The stones were corresponding to the names of the sons of Israel; they were twelve, corresponding to their names, engraved with the engravings of a signet, each with its name for the twelve tribes. 15 They made on the breastpiece chains of a twisted work of cords in pure gold. 16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastpiece. 17 Then they put the two gold cords in the two rings at the ends of the breastpiece. 18 They put the other two ends of the two cords on the two filigree settings and put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front of it. 19 They made two gold rings and placed them on the two ends of the breastpiece, on its inner edge which was next to the ephod. 20 Furthermore, they made two gold rings and placed them on the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on the front of it, close to the place where it joined, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. 21 They bound the breastpiece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord, so that it would be on the skillfully woven band of the ephod, and that the breastpiece would not come loose from the ephod, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

22 (G)Then he made the robe of the ephod of woven work entirely of blue; 23 (H)and the opening of the robe was at the top in the center, as the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding all around its opening, so that it would not be torn. 24 They made pomegranates of blue and purple and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe. 25 They also made bells of pure gold and put the bells between the pomegranates all around on the hem of the [j]robe, 26 [k]alternating a bell and a pomegranate all around on the hem of the robe for the ministry, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

27 (I)They made the tunics of finely woven linen for Aaron and his sons, 28 and the turban of fine linen, and the headdresses of the [l]caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen, 29 and the sash of fine twisted linen, and blue and purple and scarlet material, the work of the [m]weaver, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

30 (J)They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold and [n]wrote upon it with engraved writing as found on a signet, “Holy to Yahweh.” 31 They [o]fastened a blue cord to it, to [p]fasten it on the turban above, just as Yahweh had commanded Moses.

32 Thus all the service of constructing the [q]tabernacle of the tent of meeting was (K)completed; and the sons of Israel did according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses; so they did. 33 They brought the tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its [r]furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its bars, and its pillars and its bases; 34 and the covering of rams’ skins [s]dyed red, and the covering of porpoise skins, and the screening veil; 35 the ark of the testimony and its poles and the [t]mercy seat; 36 the table, all its utensils, and the bread of the [u]Presence; 37 the pure gold lampstand, [v]with its arrangement of lamps and all its utensils, and the oil for the light; 38 and the gold altar, and the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the veil for the doorway of the tent; 39 the [w]bronze altar and its [x]bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the laver and its stand; 40 the hangings for the court, its pillars and its bases, and the screen for the gate of the court, its cords and its pegs, and all the [y]equipment for the service of the tabernacle, for the tent of meeting; 41 the woven garments for ministering in the holy place and the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons, to minister as priests. 42 Thus, according to all that Yahweh had commanded Moses, so the sons of Israel did in all their service. 43 And Moses saw all the work, and behold, they had done it; just as Yahweh had commanded, so they had done. Then Moses (L)blessed them.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:1 Or violet, so in ch
  2. Exodus 39:1 Lit and they made
  3. Exodus 39:3 Lit to work
  4. Exodus 39:4 Lit it
  5. Exodus 39:5 Lit from it
  6. Exodus 39:9 A span was approx. 9 in. or 23 cm
  7. Exodus 39:9 Lit its length
  8. Exodus 39:9 Lit its width
  9. Exodus 39:10 Lit filled
  10. Exodus 39:25 Lit robe, between the pomegranates
  11. Exodus 39:26 Lit a bell and a pomegranate, a bell...
  12. Exodus 39:28 Lit headgear
  13. Exodus 39:29 A weaver in colors; lit variegator
  14. Exodus 39:30 Lit wrote on it a writing
  15. Exodus 39:31 Lit put
  16. Exodus 39:31 Lit put
  17. Exodus 39:32 Lit dwelling place
  18. Exodus 39:33 Or utensils
  19. Exodus 39:34 Or tanned
  20. Exodus 39:35 Or propitiatory seat, place of atonement
  21. Exodus 39:36 Lit Face
  22. Exodus 39:37 Lit its lamps, the lamps set in order
  23. Exodus 39:39 Or copper
  24. Exodus 39:39 Or copper
  25. Exodus 39:40 Or utensils
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Exodus 39
International Standard Version

The Priestly Garments

39 From the blue, purple, and scarlet material they made finely woven garments for ministering in the Holy Place, and they made the holy garments for Aaron, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Ephod

2 He made the ephod out of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen. 3 They hammered out gold sheets and cut off threads to work into the blue, purple, and scarlet material and into the fine linen, a work of skillful design. 4 They made connecting shoulder pieces for the ephod[a] and attached them to its two edges. 5 The skillfully woven band that was on it was made like it, of one piece with it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen, just as the Lord commanded Moses. 6 They prepared the onyx stones, engraved with the names of the sons of Israel like the engraving on a signet,[b] and mounted them in settings of gold filigree. 7 He put them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as stones of remembrance for the sons of Israel, just as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Breast Piece

8 He made a breast piece, skillfully worked, like the work of the ephod: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet material and fine woven linen. 9 They made the breast piece square when folded double: one span[c] in length and one span[d] in width when folded double. 10 They mounted on it four rows of stones. The first row was a row of carnelian, topaz, and emerald; 11 the second row ruby,[e] sapphire, and crystal; 12 the third row jacinth, agate, and amethyst; 13 and the fourth row beryl, onyx, and jasper. They were set in gold filigree when they were mounted. 14 The stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel, twelve stones[f] corresponding to their names, with the engraving of a signet,[g] each with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

15 They made chains of pure gold twisted like cords for the breast piece. 16 They made two settings of gold filigree and two gold rings, and they put the two rings on the two edges of the breast piece. 17 They put the two gold cords on the two gold rings at the edges of the breast piece, 18 and they attached the other two ends of the two cords to the filigree settings, and then attached them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod in front. 19 They made two gold rings and attached them to the two edges of the breast piece, on the side of it which is toward the inner side of the ephod. 20 They made two gold rings and attached them in front, on the lower part of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, close to the place where it’s joined, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod. 21 They tied the breast piece by its rings to the rings of the ephod with a blue cord so it would rest on the skillfully woven band of the ephod and so the breast piece would not come loose from the ephod.

The Robe of the Ephod

22 He made the robe of the ephod of woven work, entirely of blue. 23 The opening of the robe was in the middle, like the opening of a coat of mail, with a binding around the opening so it would not be torn. 24 On the hem of the robe, they placed pomegranates made of blue, purple, and scarlet material and woven linen. 25 They made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between[h] the pomegranates, on the hem of the robe, all around between[i] the pomegranates. 26 There was a bell and a pomegranate, then[j] a bell and a pomegranate, all around the hem of the robe for when the High Priest ministered,[k] just as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Other Priestly Garments

27 They made tunics for Aaron and his sons, woven from fine linen, 28 the turban of fine linen, decorated head coverings of fine linen, linen undergarments of fine woven linen, 29 and the sash of fine woven linen, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet material, just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 They made the medallion[l] for the holy crown of pure gold, and they wrote on it an inscription like the engraving on a seal: “Holy to the Lord.” 31 They fastened a blue cord to it in order to fasten it on the turban above, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Moses Inspects the Completed Work

32 All the work on the Tent of Meeting was completed, and the Israelis had crafted it according to everything that the Lord had commanded Moses, as they should have.[m] 33 They brought to Moses the tent, all its furnishings, its clasps, its boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red,[n] the covering of dolphin[o] skins, the curtain,[p] 35 the Ark of the Testimony and its poles, the Mercy Seat, 36 the table and all its utensils, the bread of the presence, 37 the lamp stand of pure gold,[q] its lamps (with the lamps in order), its furnishings, its oil for lighting, 38 the altar of gold, anointing oil, aromatic incense, the screen for the doorway to the tent, 39 the bronze altar and the bronze lattice for it, its poles, all its furnishings, the basin and its base, 40 the hangings for the court, its pillars, its sockets, the screen for the gate of the court, its cords, its pegs, all the furnishings for the service of the tent, for the Tent of Meeting, 41 the woven garments for Aaron the priest for ministering in the Holy Place, and the garments for his sons for serving as priests. 42 The Israelis had done all the work according to all that the Lord had commanded Moses. 43 Moses blessed them when he saw all the work and that they had completed it. They had done it just as the Lord had commanded.

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 39:4 Lit. for it
  2. Exodus 39:6 I.e. a type of seal used to indicate ownership
  3. Exodus 39:9 I.e. about nine inches
  4. Exodus 39:9 I.e. about nine inches
  5. Exodus 39:11 Or turquoise
  6. Exodus 39:14 The Heb. lacks stones
  7. Exodus 39:14 I.e. A type of seal used to indicate ownership
  8. Exodus 39:25 Lit. among
  9. Exodus 39:25 Lit. among
  10. Exodus 39:26 The Heb. lacks then
  11. Exodus 39:26 Lit. for ministering
  12. Exodus 39:30 Or plate
  13. Exodus 39:32 Lit. Moses. So they had done.
  14. Exodus 39:34 Or of tanned ram skins
  15. Exodus 39:34 Or dugong; i.e. a marine animal similar to a walrus or manatee
  16. Exodus 39:34 I.e. the one that separates the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place
  17. Exodus 39:37 Lit. the pure lamp stand
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